Question

analyzing doubling time
if the cells continue to double every 5 minutes, how long will it take to fill 3 additional bottles of the same size?
(square) minutes

Explanation:

Step1: Identify initial and target bottles

Start with 1 bottle, need to fill 1 + 3 = 4 total bottles.

Step2: Calculate doubling cycles needed

Each doubling multiplies the number of full bottles by 2.
$1 \times 2 = 2$ (1 cycle, 5 mins)
$2 \times 2 = 4$ (2 cycles, total time = $2 \times 5$)

Step3: Compute total time

Multiply cycles by doubling time.
$\text{Total Time} = 2 \times 5 = 10$

Answer:

10 minutes